cover image Salt: A Russian Folktale

Salt: A Russian Folktale

Jane Langton, Alse Plume. Hyperion Books, $5.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-1-56282-681-9

``Richly patterned illustrations,'' ``fairy-tale vocabulary'' and ``graceful prose'' distinguish this retelling of a classic Russian folktale, said PW . Ages 5-9. (Apr.)